CubeStormer II

[chorlton]

Found this article on a tech website I read. (They previously had the Gears of War Assault Rifle) As a programmer I find it doubly impressive.

CubeStormer II

I noticed the NXT brick in the corner of the build doesn't seem to be switched on, so not sure if the motors are directly wired to the phone?

[freakwave]

I noticed the NXT brick in the corner of the build doesn't seem to be switched on, so not sure if the motors are directly wired to the phone?

I think this is just the angle.

My only doubts are how they achieve the very quick movements. That would imply that the cube itself has nearly no friction when moving.

There was quite a ridiculous discussion over at Gizmodo on why not to compare the human record with this one and like "which is the better record". Where arguments like "the robot does not pick the cube up by itself" were flying around... Well, no comment.

It is a great machine and I'm interested in the interface from the phone to the NXTs

[Sokratesz]

A friend of mine built one with RIS 2.0 ages ago and if you grease up the cube on the inside it moves extremely smooth.

- Sok.

[Jim]

A friend of mine built one with RIS 2.0 ages ago and if you grease up the cube on the inside it moves extremely smooth.

- Sok.

Indeed! I have seen several movies and hints/tips so the cubes can be almost frictionless!

Thanks for this post

I think the Cube Stormer mark 1 was probably my favorite Lego movie of all times. It was so awesome. Also because of the Stargate look it has. So I am glad to see mark 2, and it's NXT. Would be awesome to get the building instructions.

Edited October 20, 2011 by Gekke Ted

[timslegos]

Wow that's incredible! How do the motors move fast enough?!?

tim